# NHTSA recall 12V477000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V477000
- Manufacturer: LOTUS CARS USA, INC.
- Reported: 2012\-10\-01
- Owners notified: 2012\-12\-10
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Units potentially affected: 80

## What is wrong

Lotus is recalling certain model year 2011 Evora supercharged vehicles manufactured from February 2011 through September 2011, equipped with a three\-piece oil feed pipe with a flexible hose section. This engine mounted oil feed pipe, used to supply oil to the engine cylinder head, can rupture.


## What can happen

The ruptured pipe can result in oil loss and engine damage, and oil sprayed onto hot engine components may result in a fire.


## The remedy

Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil feed pipe free of charge.  The safety recall began on December 10, 2012.  Owners may contact Lotus at 1\-800\-245\-6887.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 LOTUS EVORA](/makes/lotus/evora/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-01 to 2011\-09\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [sb\_2021\_06\_DTC](/bulletins/10198785.md), 2021-07-05, Service bulletin
- [sb\_2020\_01](/bulletins/10175849.md), 2020-06-01, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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